One Westchester County community cracked the top 30 list of America's richest towns, along with several other nearby communities in New Jersey and Connecticut.

Rye, New York, had a median household income of about $162,000, which joined other key factors in placing it No. 30, according to USA TODAY Network. (See more about Rye and the other top 30 below)

The typical American household earned $55,322 in 2016, roughly $4,000 higher than 2009’s median income of $51,425. In a number of small towns throughout the country, more than half of households earn more than three times the national median. And incomes in these places are growing faster than they are nationwide.

Rye, home of Rye Playland, joined other Westchester communities that have ranked among the richest across the country, including past richest town designee Scarsdale, and richest ZIP Code awardee Purchase.

To determine America’s richest towns, 24/7 Wall Street reviewed household income data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey in every American town with a population between 1,000 and 25,000. For comparison purposes, boroughs, census-designated places, cities, towns, and villages were all considered.

The recovery from the Great Recession has largely benefited the wealthiest households the most, USA TODAY reported.

While the share of aggregate income earned by the poorest 80 percent of households fell from 49.9 percent in 2010 to 48.6 percent in 2016, the share of income earned by the wealthiest fifth of households rose from 50.2 percent to 51.4 percent.

In the majority of the wealthiest towns with available data, the median household income rose between 2009 and 2016 more than it did for the typical American household.